The Baton Pass Challenge

Started by Blu·Ray March 22nd, 2014 2:32 AM
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Blu·Ray

Manta Ray Pokémon

Age 25
Male
Denmark
Seen February 13th, 2017
Posted August 12th, 2016
382 posts
13.1 Years
The Baton Pass challenge
Beat some gyms, then pass on the save

The Baton Pass Challenge is all about sharing the fun! Every time two gyms are beaten, the current player passes on the save file so it can be picked up by the next attendee. Each player that picks up the save can choose two pokemon to add to the team before passing on the save. But here's the catch: The next player then chooses one of the earlier player's two Pokémon and kicks it out of the team.

Here's an example on how this could take place:
  • Player 1 starts in Pallet Town. He plays the game until he has defeated Misty. Over the course of this time he has caught a Rattata along his Bulbasaur.
  • Player 2 gets Player 1's save and chooses to kick out Bubasaur. Player 2 catches 2 new Pokémon, Oddish and Abra, which he uses to defeat Surge and Erika. After Erika is done he passes on the save.
  • Player 3 gets the save and chooses to kick out Oddish. Player 3 is not allowed to kick out Rattata! Only the ones from the Player just before him! He then goes on to beat the next two gyms.
    Starting to see a pattern? :)

Rules
  1. Every time two gyms are defeated you pass on the save
  2. You get to choose two Pokémon for the team, one of these gets kicked out by the next player
  3. Legendaries are NOT permitted!
  4. HM Slaves ARE PERMITTED and are not included in a player's two Pokémon. Therefore, they cannot be kicked out either.
  5. Team members must have nicknames! This gives a more emotional bond with the team. :)

Signups

There are two types of signups possible, Individual signup and Group signup:
  • Individual signup:
    This is the simplest type of game. You sign up with the form below, designating which game you want to play and what player number you will have in the row. I.e. two players before you have already signed up for the game as player 1 and player 2, so you are player 3.
    If you are player 1, then you can begin to play immediately, but if you are player 2 you will have to wait for player 1 to send the save file either as an attachment to his/her post or in a PM, although preferably both.
    If there are no players in the row to pass on the save to, you HAVE TO attach it to a post. This way others can pick it up immediately when they sign up. To avoid confusion in such case, you are obliged to write a post saying something along the lines of "I'm taking save from here"

    There are 5 players in a game. Player 1 takes gym 1&2, Player 2 takes gym 3&4, Player 3 takes gym 5&6, Player 4 takes gym 7&8, and Player 5 takes on everything afterwards. Player 5 can very well be the same as player 1! My experience is that it is extremely enjoyable for the players to see how their team has progressed! :)
    The exception to this rule is Gold/Silver and their remakes, where the games keep going after the league, concluding in a game with 10 players(!).

    SIGNUP EXAMPLE
    Spoiler:

    Username: Blu·Ray
    Game: Emerald
    Player position: Player 1

  • Group signup:
    This is for when you have already decided on a group to play with. Maybe you have a few good friends that you would like to do this challenge with. If that is the case, and you have already talked the others in to trying out the challenge, then this type of signup is simple. Just like in the Individual signup, you have to pass on the save file to the next player in the order. This order is a cycle, so any number of players will be able to do the challenge together. an example could be a three person scenario: After defeating two gyms, player 1 simply passes on the save to player 2, who passes it on to player 3, who passes it back to player 1. This cycles on until the game is beat!

    SIGNUP EXAMPLE
    Spoiler:

    Usernames: Blu·Ray, Zorogami, Feraligatr13
    Game: Gold
    Player position: P1:Zorogami - P2:Feraligatr13 - P3:Blu·Ray


Challenges in progress


Individual signups
Emerald - P1:Blu·Ray - P2:Shrak - P3:kirax7 - P4:Black Ninetales - P5:Zorogami
LeafGreen - P1:ShadowGreninja - P2:Black Ninetales - P3:Avadon14 - P4:gio7sm - P5:ShadowGreninja
FireRed - P1:AoTora - P2:ShadowGreninja - P3:alvmonster - P4:Zorogami - P5:AoTora
Blue - P1:Feraligatr13 - P2:alvmonster - P3:GucciMeme - P4:Blu·Ray - P5:Feraligatr13
Black - P1:classiccatroonsftw - P2:GucciMeme - P3:EMPTY
Platinum - P1:KKJ - P2:TeunCornflakes - P3:GucciMeme - P4:MusikMaestro - P5:EMPTY
Gold - P1:Feraligatr13 - P2:Sage Ghetsis - P3:shadic249 - P4:alvmonster - P5:matzeho - P6:GucciMeme - P7:TeunCornflakes - P8:EMPTY
Sapphire - P1:AoTora - P2:Stygian - P3:Feraligatr13 - P4:TeunCornflakes - P5:AoTora
Yellow - P1:GucciMeme - P2:Snorlax44 - P3:GucciMeme - P4:EMPTY

Group signups
Gold - P1:Zorogami - P2:Feraligatr13 - P3:Blu·Ray
Gold - P1:Avadon14 - P2:ShadowGreninja
HeartGold - P1:SuperGamer543210 - P2:Feraligatr13
FireRed - P1:Mathezo1996 - P2:GucciMeme - P3:TeunCornflakes - P4: feraligatr13 - P5:Mathezo1996


Completed challenges


Individual signups
None so far


Group signups
None so far






Blu·Ray

Manta Ray Pokémon

Age 25
Male
Denmark
Seen February 13th, 2017
Posted August 12th, 2016
382 posts
13.1 Years
Progress update!

Played through the first two gyms, and I must say, only choosing two Pokémon was really hard... But here they are:


Miror B. lv. 22
Bullet Seed
Nature Power
Absorb
Fake Out

Banana lv. 21
Quick Attack
Cut
Absorb
Fury Cutter


Feel free to chose whichever one you like, be evil, be good, be funny, be serious. But remember to have fun!

Update in a picture-and-text kind of style:
Spoiler:


Starting up the game, Baton is the name.
Being a girl because why not. :P


Starter Treecko "Banana"


And Miror B. is caught! Reference to Col/XD guy who uses mainly Ludicolo, lol


Miror B. beating up Roxanne's pathetic lineup, Bullet Seed FTW!


Miror B. is now Lombre! Banana is Grovyle!


Baton talking to a guy who is apparently a stone ~_~ And how the heck do they have no trash at all when they are brainstorming 100's of ideas??


Aaand another guy who is a stone.... What is wrong with this game??


Brawly destroyed, CDChaser up next!


Image album explaining the entire thing is here: http://imgur.com/a/rCpDM


TL;DR:


I'm passing the baton on to you, CDChaser!
Save attached as .sav and .sgm ;)

Female
Seen June 26th, 2017
Posted May 3rd, 2017
79 posts
9.5 Years
Quick Pre-Update before I head off to bed;
Caught the two pokemon I'll be using, Aron and Elektrike, Steella and Shocker respectively. I decided to box Banana. I'm currently training up Steella, who's at level 20, to challenge Wattson. Sorry about the long wait!

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Male
Seen November 23rd, 2015
Posted February 26th, 2015
402 posts
9.4 Years
Username: ShadowGreninja
Game: LeafGreen
Player Position: Player 1
"I Believe In Jesus Christ As My Lord and Savior,"
"Greater love has no one than this, that one lay down his life for his friends,"
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Female
Seen June 26th, 2017
Posted May 3rd, 2017
79 posts
9.5 Years
*Sigh* I've decided to drop out of the challenge. I have made significant progress with the save, actually completed my side of things, but unfortunately, my computer has too many disadvantages. One of those being it refuses to upload things, or in other words. I'm having trouble adding the attachment. As much as I regret to say this, I'm gonna pass the Baton on. Shrak, it's up to you to take my place. Sorry guys, maybe when I get a new computer, the one I've been dying for, I'll join the challenge again. But for now, Good Luck!

*Oh yeah, Forgot to mention, all of the posts I make are made on my Blackberry PlayBook, hence the reason I talk about my computer like that.

Jake - Spirit - King - Rocky - Dotty - Mothra
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Lycanroc

under the sun

Male
U.S.A.
Seen November 24th, 2018
Posted June 11th, 2017
728 posts
10 Years
This seems like a great challenge! I'll sign up!

Username: Black Ninetales
Game: Emerald
Player Position: Player 4 (since CDC dropped out)

And...

Username: Black Ninetales
Game: LeafGreen
Player Position: Player 2
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Zorogami

WUB WUB

Age 30
Male
Madrid/Spain
Seen April 23rd, 2014
Posted April 22nd, 2014
2,164 posts
10.2 Years
Letting both Blu-Ray and Feraligatr13 know i got started on Gold, and just won my/our first badge! Im thinking i should be done later today, maybe tomorrow. Also, a question: Since we are only 3 guys, would that mean we just keep sending the save around until we beat Red? That would be awesome :D

~ Anything for my Nakama ~

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Male
Seen November 23rd, 2015
Posted February 26th, 2015
402 posts
9.4 Years
Alright, then I'll be Player 5! Since the rules say player 1 can also be player 5, I'd love to see how the team progresses ^_^

Username: ShadowGreninja
Game: LeafGreen
Player Position: 5


Can't wait to see how this goes ^_^
Btw I beat Brock, the Team consists of Butterfree and Bulbasaur right now. Heading over to Cerulean City!:)
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"Greater love has no one than this, that one lay down his life for his friends,"
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Zorogami

WUB WUB

Age 30
Male
Madrid/Spain
Seen April 23rd, 2014
Posted April 22nd, 2014
2,164 posts
10.2 Years
Alright, i got the first 2 badges! Feraligatr13, your turn now (:
You have to go through Ilex Forest next. If you guys want a little taste of what i did, here is a gif:


~ Anything for my Nakama ~

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Male
Seen November 23rd, 2015
Posted February 26th, 2015
402 posts
9.4 Years
Goodluck shadowgreninja!! I suggest that we will have a nicknaming theme in this lp... Thoughts?
Hm..Let's nickname them after their scientific-classification order!:D
For example, my bulbasaur could be nicknamed "Anura", to find the scientific classification of the animal, just go to wikipedia's page for that animal, and on the right, it will be under a label reading "Scientific Classification" and to the right of the "Order" label. It's pretty easy to find.

Bulbasaur's Nickname: Anura
Butterfree's Nickname: Lepitera (Lepidoptera Didn't Fit the Character Limit, So I Adjusted It ^_^)
"I Believe In Jesus Christ As My Lord and Savior,"
"Greater love has no one than this, that one lay down his life for his friends,"
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Hm..Let's nickname them after their scientific-classification order!:D
For example, my bulbasaur could be nicknamed "Anura", to find the scientific classification of the animal, just go to wikipedia's page for that animal, and on the right, it will be under a label reading "Scientific Classification" and to the right of the "Order" label. It's pretty easy to find.

Bulbasaur's Nickname: Anura
Butterfree's Nickname: Lepitera (Lepidoptera Didn't Fit the Character Limit, So I Adjusted It ^_^)
thanks for letting my idea through! looking forward to name my scientific pokemon!



What about the ones that aren't based on animals? Like Voltorb or Ditto?
Oh yeah! I was thinking about that a while ago.... hm? what shall we do ShadowGreninja?

Lycanroc

under the sun

Male
U.S.A.
Seen November 24th, 2018
Posted June 11th, 2017
728 posts
10 Years
thanks for letting my idea through! looking forward to name my scientific pokemon!
What about the ones that aren't based on animals? Like Voltorb or Ditto?
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Avadon14

Little Pocket Monster

Age 24
Rocket Number 9
Seen July 20th, 2014
Posted April 22nd, 2014
38 posts
9.2 Years


What about the ones that aren't based on animals? Like Voltorb or Ditto?
While for voltorb, I personally have no clue, maybe just stay away from it?
But for like Ditto, you could liken it to an Ameoba (which would be Tubulinida or a variation of the sort to fit)
The orders aren't just for animals, any living thing does, with possible exceptions.

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Male
Seen November 23rd, 2015
Posted February 26th, 2015
402 posts
9.4 Years
While for voltorb, I personally have no clue, maybe just stay away from it?
But for like Ditto, you could liken it to an Ameoba (which would be Tubulinida or a variation of the sort to fit)
The orders aren't just for animals, any living thing does, with possible exceptions.
So for inanimate objects (Magnets, Poke Balls, and all that crazy stuff) just use your imagination I guess, anything would be alright with me tbh.

Btw Avadon14 made us a userbar!:D
Spoiler:


Im definitely adding it to my sig!
"I Believe In Jesus Christ As My Lord and Savior,"
"Greater love has no one than this, that one lay down his life for his friends,"
John 15:13

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Shrak

Age 26
Female
Seen December 25th, 2015
Posted March 29th, 2014
10 posts
9.2 Years
Hello I was able to beat the two gyms already.

My team is now
Hariyama level 40
Lombre Level 39
Lairon Level 36

I kind of grinded... a lot xD

Oh and I boxed Sceptile, though he is an HM slave now, I taught him Cut and Rock Smash.

Goodluck to the next one. BEAT OUR FATHER. haha
Challenges:
RPG Classes : 3/8
Baton Pass : 2/8
Dice Madness : 0/8

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Male
Seen November 23rd, 2015
Posted February 26th, 2015
402 posts
9.4 Years
Ok so sadly I couldn't nickname my Pokemon since we decided on the theme after I started, so whoever gets the name rater can rename my pokemon.

If you choose to keep bulbasaur, name it "Anura" please, and if you choose Butterfree, name it Lepitera.

Team: Ivysaur (24), Butterfree (22)
Butterfree wasn't all that great tbh:/

Ive attatched the save file for the next player, Black Ninetales.
Good luck!:)
"I Believe In Jesus Christ As My Lord and Savior,"
"Greater love has no one than this, that one lay down his life for his friends,"
John 15:13

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Looking For:
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AoTora

Age 28
Female
In Pallet town ~
Seen November 29th, 2020
Posted November 29th, 2020
839 posts
10.4 Years
I really like this idea :3

Username: AoTora
Game: FireRed
Player Position: Player 1 (And 5 if I am allowed to be the last one aswell ~ I'd really love to see the final team ^^) Will post save file later on when I beat Misty (: (The first two pokemon are going to be a surprise ~ Nicknaming theme... I am not sure yet because I usually don't have nicknaming theme xD )
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